The Auckland Law School has received a $5 million bequest from one of its former academics, the late Professor Brian Coote, a private law expert who died last year. The author of the influencial “Exception Clauses”, Professor Coote taught at the school for over 30 years and was Dean for four years until 1987. Who
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Dramatically Changed Landscape Confronts Legal Profession From skills shortages and high demand for professionals of all kinds, the sudden prospect of a deep recession or even depression has fundamentally shifted the landscape practically overnight. For legal professionals, the exact extent of the fallout is as yet unclear for NZ law jobs, but candidates should be
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Dunedin lawyer Jenny Beck had called a staff meeting, post-lockdown, to discuss a matter with her 14 employees. The matter at hand was something none had expected – a one thousand dollar handout to each of them in a surprise move that had some in tears. There was one caveat coming with the handout. The
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Two young lawyers have received scholarships for postgraduate study from the prestigious William Georgetti Scholarship programme, including Gilbert Walker lawyer Jack Alexander (pictured above) and Meredith Connell lawyer Robbie Morrison. The media release announcing the scholarships noted that Jack Alexander is currently practising as a litigator. He studied law and history at the University of
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In 2015, Lecretia Seales went to the High Court to seek a ruling that would allow a doctor to assist her to die with her consent; in September, the End of Life Choice Act will give all New Zealanders the opportunity to vote in a referendum to allow assisted dying. For the past five years, Te Herenga
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Russell McVeagh announced today that Catherine Shirley-Brown has joined its national Corporate team as the firm’s newest partner, based in Wellington. Cath has previously worked at Russell McVeagh, and her appointment to partner at the firm follows experience as partner at another New Zealand law firm and six years as a partner at leading international firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, based
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Online electronics retailer BXT International Limited and its related companies (together known as Becextech) have been warned by the Commerce Commission for conduct that the Commission considers has likely breached the Fair Trading Act. The warning follows a Commission investigation into the Hong Kong based company which sells electronic goods such as mobile phones, computers,
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Former Business Development Director for major law firms, Ben Paul continues his series on developing business for firms in the post-Pandemic environment Ben Paul* Many very successful lawyers and partners within law firms have built very successful practices using traditional networking methods. Like a great many traditional business practices in the last few months, this
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Law firms have faced challenges over their graduate programmes amid the COVID-19 crisis with some firms either cutting their programmes or moving more of them online. Major law firms have also withdrawn jobs from the market. A senior recruiter told LawFuel that many larger law firms have placed their graduate recruitment programmes on hold for
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